Archived AHCA NCAL Updates

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    • All Member Call with Mark Parkinson: HHS Provider Relief Funds  – Aug. 10, 2020
    • HHS Provider Relief Fund Announcements – Aug. 1, 2020
    • Deadline Extended: Medicaid Application for Provider Relief Fund – July 17, 2020
    • How to Avoid NHSN Data Reporting Errors – July 17, 2020
    • Summary of CMS Call on Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing for Nursing Homes  – July 16, 2020
    • New AHCA/NCAL COVID-19 Trainings and Infection Prevention and Control Action Briefs – July 15, 2020
    • Member Email Update #81 – June 18, 2020 – HHS Offers Medicaid Allocation Application Tutorials
    • Member Email Update #80 – June 12, 2020 – Update on NHSN Reporting and Related Citations & Fines
    • Member Email Update #79 – June 11, 2020 – CMS Issuing F884 Citation and CMPs for Failure to Report NHSN COVID-19 Data
    • Member Email Update #78 – June 10, 2020  – Relief Fund Portal for Medicaid Providers Launches
    • Member Email Update #77 – June 9, 2020 – HHS Releases $15 Billion for Medicaid Provider Relief
    • Member Email Update#76 – June 5, 2020 – Correcting NHSN Data Errors
    • Member Email Update #75 – June 3, 2020 – HHS Releases Guidance on Important CARES Fund Questions, Revised Notification Guidelines from AHCA
    • Member Email Update #74 – June 2, 2020 – June 3 Attestation Deadline Applies Only to Medicare FFS Provider Relief Payment
    • Member Email Update #73 – June 1, 2020 – CMS Announcement on NHSN Data and Guidance on COVID-19-Related Survey Activity, Supporting Your Loved One in a Long Term Care Facility, SNF Therapy Telehealth Waivers and other Updated COVID-19 Billing FAQ Updates, CMS Updates Guidance on Proper Use of COVID-19 Waivers Claim Codes, Hilton’s Frontline Medical Professionals Room Program
    • Member Email Update #72 – May 28, 2020 – Testing and Cohorting: When & How?, Innovative Methods to Keep Residents Connected, Revised 1135 Waiver Template for Nursing Homes, CDC Website Updates
    • Member Email Update #71 – May 26, 2020 – CARES Act Attestation Extension, AL Reporting Guidance, NHSN Update & FAQ, Senate Aging Hearing
    • Member Email Update #70 – May 20, 2020 – CHOW FAQs, OSHA Revised Policies, ACO FAQs
    • Member Email Update #69 – May 19, 2020 – Reimbursement and Legal Issues Related to COVID-19 Testing in Long Term Care
    • Member Email Update #68 – May 18, 2020 – CMS Issues Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations, IPCO Version 2 Available Now, OSHA Alert, Updated Provider Relief Fund FAQs, Economic Impact Payments for Those with Representative Payees, House Passes HEROES Act
    • Member Email Update #67 – May 15, 2020 – Upcoming NHSN Trainings, Reporting to NHSN Accurately, CMS Toolkit for Nursing Homes, QIN-QIOs Targeting Assistance to Nursing Homes with Infection Control Deficiencies, CMS Issues New Blanket Regulatory Waivers- Paid Feeding Assistant – Life Safety Waivers – Hospital Swing Bed, Documentation Guidance for Reimbursement Waivers
    • Member Email Update #66 – May 12, 2020 – White House Tells States to Test All Nursing Home Residents & Staff, Part B Therapy Code Edits Removed
    • Member Email Update #65 – May 11, 2020 – NHSN COVID-19 Reporting: Accurately Reporting Staffing & PPE Shortages, CMS to Fix PDPM Variable Per Diem Glitch
    • Member Email Update #64 – May 8, 2020 – NHSN Enrollment Delays & Tips, PPE Supplier List, Webinar on PPE Use Next Week
    • Member Email Update #63 – May 7, 2020 – Summary of CMS Reporting Requirements, Attestation Period Extended for CARES Act Provider Relief Funds
    • Member Email Update #62 – May 6, 2020 – CMS Releases Memo on Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Reporting and Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases AmongResidents and Staff in Nursing Homes
    • Member Email Update #61 – May 6, 2020 – NHSN COVID-19: Retrospective Reporting to January 1st Optional, DHHS Clarifies CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Questions
    • Member Email Update #60 – May 5, 2020 – Still Waiting for NHSN to Complete Your Registration? Start Data Collection Now, VA Suspends Transitions to New Systems Due to COVID-19, PPE Scams Are Abundant, Particularly for N-95
    • Member Email Update #59 – May 4, 2020 – Updated CDC Guidance on Return to Work and Clinical Care, Update on FEMA PPE Supply to Nursing Homes, CMS Claim Guidance Related to New COVID-19 ICD-10 Code
    • Member Email Update #58 – May 2, 2020 – New Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes Effective May 1st, More Materials Available from CDC NHSN, PPE Burn Rate Calculator Mobile App
    • Member Email Update #57 – May 1, 20202 – Updated Blanket Waivers from CMS: New Blanket Waivers, Updates to Regulatory Blanket Waivers, Updates to Reimbursement Blanket Waivers, CMS Delays Implementation of New MDS Items for 2 Years
    • Member Email Update #56 – May 1, 2020 – CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with New Requirements for COVID-19 Reporting for Nursing Homes
    • Member Email Update #66 – May 12, 2020 – White House Tells States to Test All Nursing Home Residents & Staff, Part B Therapy Code Edits Removed
    • Member Email Update #65 – May 11, 2020 – NHSN COVID-19 Reporting: Accurately Reporting Staffing & PPE Shortages, CMS to Fix PDPM Variable Per Diem Glitch
    • Member Email Update #64 – May 8, 2020 – NHSN Enrollment Delays & Tips, PPE Supplier List, Webinar on PPE Use Next Week
    • Member Email Update #63 – May 7, 2020 – Summary of CMS Reporting Requirements, Attestation Period Extended for CARES Act Provider Relief Funds
    • Member Email Update #62 – May 6, 2020 – CMS Releases Memo on Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Reporting and Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases AmongResidents and Staff in Nursing Homes
    • Member Email Update #61 – May 6, 2020 – NHSN COVID-19: Retrospective Reporting to January 1st Optional, DHHS Clarifies CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Questions
    • Member Email Update #60 – May 5, 2020 – Still Waiting for NHSN to Complete Your Registration? Start Data Collection Now, VA Suspends Transitions to New Systems Due to COVID-19, PPE Scams Are Abundant, Particularly for N-95
    • Member Email Update #59 – May 4, 2020 – Updated CDC Guidance on Return to Work and Clinical Care, Update on FEMA PPE Supply to Nursing Homes, CMS Claim Guidance Related to New COVID-19 ICD-10 Code
    • Member Email Update #58 – May 2, 2020 – New Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes Effective May 1st, More Materials Available from CDC NHSN, PPE Burn Rate Calculator Mobile App
    • Member Email Update #57 – May 1, 20202 – Updated Blanket Waivers from CMS: New Blanket Waivers, Updates to Regulatory Blanket Waivers, Updates to Reimbursement Blanket Waivers, CMS Delays Implementation of New MDS Items for 2 Years
    • Member Email Update #56 – May 1, 2020 – CMS Issues Interim Final Rule with New Requirements for COVID-19 Reporting for Nursing Homes
    • Member Email Update #55 – April 30, 2020 – Getting Started with NHSN Reporting on COVID-19, Webinar from John A. Hartford Foundation and Partners on Supporting Nursing Homes
    • Member Email Update #54 – April 29, 2020 – CDC Webinar Trainings for LTCF COVID-19 Module: New Mandatory Reporting, CDC Increases Priority for COVID-19 Testing in Long Term Care Residents, How the Ombudsman Program Can Help Providers
      , CDC Launches LTC Frontline Staff Training Webinar, CDC Updates COVID-19 Symptoms
    • Member Email Update #53 – April 28, 2020 – Preparing for Future Surveys: Document Your Calls for Help, FEMA to Ship PPE to Nursing Homes
    • Member Email Update #52 – April 27 – Grant & Loan Management Resource GuideCOVID-19 Related Loss and Cost CalculatorUpdated – Accelerated and Advance Payments FAQ
    • Member Email Update #51 – April 25, 2020 – CMS Updates to Five Star, Staffing Data and FAQs, Continuing Restrictions on Visitors in LTC, Medicare Billing FAQs Updated
    • Member Email Update #50 – April 24, 2020 – Additional $20 Billion to be Distributed to Medicare Providers Today
    • Member Email Update #49 – April 23, 2020 – Additional $75 Billion for Provider Relief in Stimulus Funds Passed Today
    • Member Email Update #48 – April 23, 2020 – Preparing for widespread testing, LTC Facility Documentation, Scammers posing as government officials, Update to Stimulus Funds FAQ
    • Member Email Update #47 – April 22, 2020 – Additional Distribution from Provider Relief Fund, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for ICFs/IID, Update on Pending Requirement for National Healthcare Safety Network Reporting, ASPR Webinar on Friday, April 24
    • Member Email Update #46 – April 22, 2020 – CDC Return to Work Guidance: Contingency & Crisis Strategies, Steps to Limit COVID-19 Spread and Outbreaks in Long Term Care, Resource for Staff to Embrace Social Distancing, Happy Careers in Aging Week
    • Member Email Update #45 – April 21, 2020 – CMS Memo on Reporting Confirmed Cases, Communication Strategies for Keeping Families Up to Date, Skilled SNF Coverage Decisions Under COVID-19 Waivers Flowcharts
    • Member Email Update #44 – April 19, 2020 – CMS Announces New Requirements for Reporting Confirmed Cases, Guidance for Nebulizing Treatments
    • Member Email Update #43 – April 17, 2020 – CDC Updated Criteria for Return to Work, Hilton’s Rooms Donation Program to Frontline Medical Workers
    • Member Email Update #42 – April 16, 2020 – Where to Turn for Help, Updates to Provider Relief Fund Website, Survey Suspension Continues, Administrator Exams, CMS Call “Lessons from the Front Lines”
    • Member Email Update #40 – April 14, 20220 – When Residents Try to Leave, FAQs on Provider Relief Funds, Medicaid FAQs, Disposable Face Shields Available for Purchase, Marriott Community Caregiver Rate
    • Member Email Update #39 – April 13, 2020 -New OSHA Resources, New CMS Cohorting Guidance, CMS Office Hours on COVID-19 Call Tomorrow, NETEC Webinar Series, Update: CMS Revises COVID-19 FAQs on FFS Billing
    • Member Email Update #38 – April 11, 2020 – Notification Guidelines for Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
    • Member Email Update #37 – April 10, 2020 – Guidance on Collaborating with Hospice, Action Brief on Infection Control Focused Survey, New Video from Mark: Targeting Interactions to Reduce Spread
    • Member Email Update #36 – April 10, 2020 – HHS Releases Initial $30 Billion toMedicare Providers
    • Member Email Update #35 – April 9, 2020 – Update on PPE, Testing Vendors, No-Interest COVID-19 Financial Support Available
    • Member Email Update #34 – April 8, 2020 – OSHA on PPE Shortages, PBJ Submission Waiver for Q1, CMS Calls, Payroll Protection Program, HUD Relief
    • Member Email Update #33 – April 7, 2020 – CMS Calls Later Today for Providers, Access to COVID-19 Testing in LTC, Mark Parkinson on Fox News
    • Member Email Update #32 – April 4, 2020 – When COVID Gets into Your Facility, Cohorting, The Census and COVID-19, New AL Data from the CDC
    • Member Email Update #31 – April 3, 2020 – CMS Releases Additional Recommendations to Nursing Homes, FAQs – Alignment of Isolation Waivers, MDS, and Payment Policies, WPS Posts Updated Accelerated Payment Request Form
    • Member Email Update  #30 – April 2, 2020 – Every Interaction is a Risk, CMS Reports Frequent Incorrect Use of PPE, Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
    • Member Email Update #29 – April 1, 2020 – The Toll COVID-19 Takes on Residents, Families and Staff, CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Webinar Tomorrow, MDS Isolation Coding Guidance Remains Unchanged, CMS Updates PDPM-ICD-10 Mappings for New COVID-19 Diagnosis Code, CMS Suspends Most Medicare Fee-For-Service Medical Review
    • Member Email Update #28 – April 1, 2020 – CMS Call with Nursing Homes Later Today, AHCA Accelerated and Advance Payments FAQs
    • Member Email Update #27 – March 31, 2020 – Temporary Nurse Aide Training & Competency ChecklistRevised Screening Checklist for Visitors and StaffICF/IIDs and PRTFs COVID-19 Guidance ReleasedMark’s COVID-19 Video Series: Supporting Frontline Staff
    • Member Email Update #26 – March 30, 2020 – CMS Issues Blanket Regulatory Waivers
    • Member Email Update #25 – March 30, 2020 – New Guidance on Hospital Transfers
    • Member Email Update #24 – March 29, 2020 – Department of Labor Guidance on Leave Exemptions, AHCA Media Statement on Hospital to SNF Admissions
    • Member Email Update #23 – March 28, 2020 – Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments, Telehealth Toolkit
    • Member Email Update #22 – March 27, 2020 – Third Stimulus Package Signed into Law, VA Update, Postal Carriers and Mail Delivery
    • Member Email Update #21 – March 26, 2020 – Stimulus Package Passes the Senate, New Video Series: Mark Parkinson Offers a COVID-19 Update, What to Do When COVID-19 Gets into Your LTC Facility, Emotionally Supporting Staff, Medicare Hearings and Appeals Move Forward, UnitedHealthCare and Cigna Suspend Prior Authorizations for SNF Admissions, SNF PEPPER Report Delayed, Prescribing Across State Lines
    • Member Email Update #20 – March 25, 2020 – CMS Call Today at 4:30 PM Eastern, CDC Guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living
    • Member Email Update #19 – March 24, 2020 – CDC Call on PPE Strategies, AL Hospital Admissions Guidance, HUD FAQ, Template Letter for your MA Plan and/or ACO, Medicare Cost Reports Due Date, 1135 Waiver approvals
    • Member Email Update #18  – March 23, 2020 – CMS: Prioritization of Survey Activities
    • Member Email Update #17 – March 23, 2020 – Public Calls for Supplies, Increased FMAP Funds, Conversations Revisiting End-of-Life Wishes and Advance Directives, Quality Reporting and Value-Based Purchasing Programs
    • Member Email Update #16 – March 22, 2020 – Communicating After a Confirmed Case, Essential Staff Entering Your Building, Non-Direct Care Staff
    • Member Email Update #15 – March 21, 2020 – Beware of COVID-19 Scams, Childcare, Resident Laundry, CMS Delaying Implementation of MDS Update, Medicare Advantage Flexibilities, Medical Review Audits, #CareNotCOVID
    • Member Email Update #14 – March 20, 2020 – Interim Guidance on SNFs Accepting Patients from Hospitals and Transfers from SNFs to the Hospital
    • Member Email Update #13 – March 19, 2020 – Relief Package Signed; CDC Guidance on When HCP Can Return to Work, PACE Organizations, Therapy Services, Pharmacy and Pharmacists Procedures
    • Member Email Update #12 – – March 18, 2020 – NEW CDC Guidance on Use of Masks, Gowns, and Eye Protection to Conserve Supplies
    • A Message from the President/CEO AHCA – March 16, 2020
    • Member Email Update #11 – March 15, 2020 – CDC Call, Communal Dining and Shortage of PPE
    • Member Email Update #10 – March 14, 2020 – CMS Issues Waivers of 3-Day Stay and Spell of Illness
    • Member Email Update #9 – March 14, 2020 – National Emergency Declared: CMS Restricts all SNF Visitors Except End-of-Life Situations
    • Member Email Update #8 – March 13 – 2020
    • Member Email Update #7 – March 12, 2020 – CMS Releases COVID-19 Medicare FFS and Medicare Advantage Plan Guidance
    • Member Email Update #6 – March 11, 2020 – Implement Environmental Infection Control – Cleaning & Disinfection
    • Member Email Update #5 – March 10, 2020
    • Member Email Update #4 – March 9, 2020
    • Member Email Update #3 – March 4, 2020
    • Member Email Update #2 – February 29, 2020
    • Member Email Update #1 – February 28, 2020
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